1858 in Norway

Events in the year 1858 in Norway.

Incumbents

Monarch: Oscar I.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Oscar 1. |first1=Terje |last1=Bratberg |first2=Magnus A. |last2=Mardal |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Oscar_1. |language=no |access-date=1 January 2024}}

14 April – The 1858 Christiania fire. Several city blocks were destroyed, 41 buildings burned down, and around 1,000 persons lost their homes.{{cite book|title=Kristianias historie |volume=4|first=S. C. |last=Hammer |language=no |author-link=Simon Christian Hammer |year=1923 |publisher=Cappelen |pages=423–438 |chapter=Branden 14 april 1858}}{{cite encyclopedia|title=Branner |encyclopedia=Oslo byleksikon |editor1=Arstal, Aksel|editor1-link=Aksel Arstal |editor2=Just, Carl |editor2-link=Carl Just |publisher=Aschehoug |location=Oslo|edition=2|year=1966 |orig-year=1938 |language=no }}

7 January – Andreas Kaddeland, physician and politician
17 February – Hans Georg Jacob Stang, politician and Minister (died 1907)
7 March – Cecilie Thoresen Krog, woman’s rights pioneer (died 1911).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Cecilie Thoresen Krog |first1=Aslaug |last1=Moksnes |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Cecilie_Thoresen_Krog |language=no |access-date=6 January 2024}}
11 March – Brita Bjørgum, writer, teacher and women's rights activist (died 1906).{{cite web|title=Brita Bjørgum |url=https://snl.no/Brita_Bj%C3%B8rgum|website=Store Norske Leksikon|language=no}}
7 April – Haaken L. Mathiesen, landowner and businessperson (died 1930)
19 April – Oddmund Vik, politician (died 1930)
9 May {{ndash}} Hanna Hoffmann, sculptor and silversmith (born 1917)
10 May – Schak Bull, architect (died 1956)
27 June – Magne Johnsen Rongved, politician (died 1933)

19 August – Sjur Helgeland, fiddler and composer (died 1924).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Sjur Helgeland |first=Kjell |last=Bergfjord |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik | editor-link= |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Sjur_Helgeland |language=no |access-date=17 December 2024}}
27 August – Per Winge, conductor, pianist and composer (died 1935)
24 September – Christian Meidell Kahrs, businessperson and politician
28 October – Nordal Wille, botanist (died 1924)
29 October – Christian Bendz Kielland, civil servant (died 1934)
19 November – Gina Oselio, opera singer (died 1937).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Gina Oselio |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Inger Elisabeth|last=Haavet|editor-last=Helle|editor-first=Knut|editor-link=Knut Helle|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=https://nbl.snl.no/Gina_Oselio|language=no |accessdate=2 April 2025}}
26 December – Torolf Prytz, architect, goldsmith and politician (died 1938)